B.C. LUMBER WORKER

TWA DELEGATES _

REPORT ON CIO

Nine IWA delegates attending the delayed CIO Con-
. vention in Atlantic City, commencing November 17, found

the decisions of that

body history-making,

and of prime

importance to the trade union movement in Canada and

the United States.

Condensed report of the contingent, which included
Financial Secretary Jacob Holst, Local 1-363, IWA, states:

Maurice J. Tobin, Secretary of
Labor, was the first speaker to
address the Convention. His re-
marks were frank and to the
point. In his opinion, the Trade-
Unions would have to give very
serious consideration towards
unity in the North American la-
bor movement.

One of the outstanding resolu-
tions, introduced by the Execu-
tive Board, was the establishing
of the Philip Murray Memorial
Foundation. Other resolutions
adopted by the Convention dealt
with policy for the CIO. The CIO
went on record requesting the
United States Government to sus-
pend wage controls to help curb
inflation.

World Peace

On Tuesday, Wayne Morse,
United States Senator from Ore-

gon, delivered an eloquent speech |

to the assembled delegates. In
his address he stressed the im-
portance of winning permanent
peace. As one of a Committee,

World War is inevitable.

Senator Morse felt that much
could be done to avoid a Third
World War by facing the factors
squarely and realistically and
stated that we have got to make
it clear to those people in our
allied countries that they are,
however, getting ~ protection to
their “skins”, which is of first
importance; and then.we must
move ahead in economic mutual
security program that will make
it possible for them to attain bet-
ter ways of life so that they can
not be diverted by the lying tech-

niques of propaganda of the Reds
from Russia.

Civil Rights

Thurgood Marshall, Special
Counsel for the National Associa-
tion for the Advancement of
Colored People, gave high praise
to the work the CIO is doing in
fighting so well for the elimina-
tion of industrial and racial dis-
crimination, in factories and in
the fields.

he had made a 30,000-mile tour of
the U.S. military bases abroad
and, in his words, had come back
a frightened man, He felt that
proper attention was not being
given to the present belief, which
is apparent in top United States
military circles, that a Third

CIO FIGHTS JIM

In 1946, 80,000 negroes regis-
tered as voters on the books of
South Carolina. In this great
work we not only welcome, but
must have, the experience and
support of the CIO.

Woodworker delegates were
highly impressed by the number
of foreign representatives who
were present at the Convention,
representing the Trade Union
movement of-13 foreign countries
throughout the world. Their ex-
pressed hope was that the CIO
would continue in its help to give
aid to the newly-organized Trade
Unions in the various countries
so that they would grow in keep-
ing with the ICFTY, free from
communist control, and serve the
best interests of the working
people,

The expressed opinion and de-
Sire of the foreign labor repre-
sentatives was that the CIO
would continue to set an example
to the workers of the world and
serve as a stimulant to all demo-
eratic forces.

Foreign Policy

«A lengthy resolution was
unanimously adopted on CIO For-
eign Policy, dealing with the po-
sition of the CIO on all matters.
This resolution reiterated the
stand of the CIO in extending all
possible assistance to the free
Trade Union movement of the
world,

President A. Hartung, Secre-
tary-Treasurer C, Winn and A.
Germer, together with the IWA
delegates, enjoyed a luncheon
with a delegation of labor repre-
sentatives from Norway on Wed-
nesday, December 3. The Nor-
way delegation had been travel-
ling in company with A, Germer,
visiting various lumber centers
in the United States,

During the luncheon, problems
of mutual interest to both parties
were discussed. President Har-

tung welcomed the delegates, and

Number one issue in American
life today is Civil Rights, said
Mr. Marshall. Throughout the
entire country, in the North as
well as in the South, 15,000,000
Negro citizens still suffer the hor-
rors of Jim Crow segregation
and’ discrimination.

CROW RULES

was thanked for the hospitality
extended by the IWA to the Nor-
way labor delegation by the
spokesman of their group.

Canadian Speaker

Donald McDonald, Secretary of
the Canadian Congress of Labor,
was then introduced by Chairman
Haywood. McDonald paid tribute
to the work of Murray in organiz-
ing the steelworkers in Canada
as well as in the United States.

The Constitution Committee, of
which Frank Rosenblum was
Chairman and C, W. Werkav was
Secretary, and on which Jacob
Holst represented the IWA, pre-
sented a resolution requesting
constitutional status for the Ex-
ecutive Vice-president. Up to the
time of the Convention, the Ex-
ecutive Vice-president had been
appointed by the President.

The proposed constitutional
change was adopted and the Ex-
ecutive Vice-president was elect-
ed, together with eight Vice-
presidents. Under this new
change to the constitution, the
Executive Vice-president will di-
rect organizers and field staff,
with the supervision of the Presi-
dent. A salary will be set by the
Executive Board. In case of the
President’s absence, the Execu-
tive Vice-president shall assume
the powers and duties of the
President.

‘A further change was made so
that in the future Vice-presidents
will meet bi-monthly and advise
with the President on policy mat-
ters. Each Vice-president shall
carry out such special assign-
ments as may be necessary in the
judgment of the President to ad-
vance the work of the organiza-
tion. In the future the Executive
Board will meet quarterly.

IWA Resolution

The final report of the Resolu-
tions Committee brought the
number of resolutions concurred
in to 68. Among these were two
that were submitted from the

IWA Convention, dealing with
shorter hours of work and the
spruce bark beetle epidemic.

The final report was given by
the Committee for Rules and Or-
der. Louis Hollander, IUC, was
chairman and Al Hartnett was
secretary. Lyman Wax’ repre-
sented the IWA,

Reuther Elected

Procedure was set up for con-
ducting a roll call vote for the
election of officers. Allan Hay-
wood and Walter Reuther were
nominated for the position of CIO
President. On the roll call vote
Reuther received 3,079,181 votes
and Haywood 2,613,103. Nomina-
tion was then opened for Execu-
tive Vice-president. Allan S. Hay-
wood was fominated and elected
by unanimous vote of the Con-
vention. James Carey was re-
elected Secretary-Treasurer.

The eight Vice-presidents elect:
ed were as follows: Joseph
Beirne, L, S. Buckmaster, O. A.
Knight, Michael Quill, Frank
Rosenblum, Jas. Thimmes, Emil
Rieye and Joseph Curran.

President Hartung was elect-
ed to represent the IWA on
the CIO Executive Board.

In the opinion of the IWA
delegates this was one of the
most important Conyentions in
the history of the CIO. The
loss of Philip Murray was
deeply felt by all present. In
closing the Convention, Walter
Reuther, newly - elected Presi-
dent, made his acceptance
speech. He stressed the need
for unity and the importance
of working together to make it
possible to carry on the great
work and program instituted
by Philip Murray.

FIRMS
CAUGHT
CHEATING

OTTAWA (CPA) — A Co-
burg, Ontario, firm that sub-
mitted an incorrect list of em-
ployees to offset union claims
to represent a majority of its
workers, was strongly criticiz-
ed by the Ontario Labor Rela-
tions Board in a recent report.

Glaring Inaccuracies

“The glaring inaccuracies in
the list are of such a substantial
nature that they can be the result
of a degree of carelessness close-
ly approaching a deliberate act”,
wrote the board chairman in a
unanimous report of the five-man
board.

The board was adjudicating in
the case of an application by the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners for certification as bar-
gaining agent for 50 employees
of Richard & B. A. Ryan Litd.,
Cobourg. .

Automatic Certification

Granting automatic certifica-
tion to Local 1071 of the Brother-
hood, the board pointed out that
the company had listed names of
89 employees laid off before the
union had made application, two
who “have never been in the em-
ploy” of the company and one
who joined after the date of ap-
plication.

When the board made aprile
tion for certification, it claimed
to represent 32 of a bargaining
unit of 48, while the company
filed a list showing 87 names
which a board examiner later
found to include only 42 workers
employed by the firm at the time.

Respondent’s Failure

E, N. Davis, board chairman,
said, “The board deprecates what,
at best, may be considered the
respondent’s failure to exercise
ordinary and reasonable care in
the preparation of the material
of it, and takes this occasion to
make known its view for the in-
formation and guidance of par-
ties who may in the futifre ap-

pear before the board.”

.|saying that full employment is

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Pampered

By CLIFFORD

bring them another drink.

The latest person to make fa-
tuous statements about the lazi-
ness induced by social security
measures is Wellington Jeffers,
Financial Editor of the Globe &
Mail. %
Details Overlooked

Jeffers’ comment on a Wall
Street Journal story (obviously
a good source for information on
hardships endured by working
men), which says that now that
the Eskimos are receiving baby |
bonuses and old age pensions}
they don’t have to work and it is
implied because of this fact the
Eskimo population has fallen
from 13,000 in 1941 to 8,000 in
1951. By an oversight, no men-
tion is made of the fact that baby
bonuses were not paid until July
1945 and old age pensions until
January this year,

Another detail that was over-
looked, came to light on the day
following Mr. Jeffers’ article
when Deputy Minister of Welfare
Davidson informed the Globe’s
Financial Editor that the Eskimo
population was 7,178 in 1941 and
had increased by 1951 to 8,646—
a 20 percent increase. This didn’t
throw Jeffers one little bit, he
replied: “I have known Mr. Mc-
Kenna (the author of the Wall
Street Journal story) for many
years and I have every confidence

a story he sponsors is well docu-
mented.”

Dole Effect

Leaving the Eskimos, Jeffers
becomes reminiscent and tells of
the effect of the dole ($2 a week)
paid to the unemployed in Britain
in the 1930’s. A former coal
miner friend of his told Jeffers
that paying this handsome sum
to a man to support a wife and
family was the cause of the
miners not wanting to work.

Of course, Jeffers didn’t men-
tion the two dollars in his story
but further details always make
a story more interesting. For
example, he made no mention of
the fact that in the U.K. under
the Tories, unemployment aver-
aged 1,648,000 between 1919 and
1939, rising to a peak 2,818,000
in 1932. Imagine that — nearly
three million men having a whale
of a time on $2 a week!

Paid Too Much

Mr. Jeffers then reminisced
some more and told of a trip he
made from Australia to Britain;
“I found there were many coal
miners returning to Scotland
from Australian coal mines. They
admitted cheerfully that they
were paid much more in Aus-
tralia but they wanted the ‘great-
er comfort’ in Scotland,” he said.

Think of the comfort they were
going to get in Scotland in 1932
—more than 35 percent of the
working population unemployed
— on Clydeside, unemployment
touched 70 percent — and of
course, the unemployed drew
their $2 a week. %

Mr. Jeffers is not alone in his
condemnation of social security
for workers, some of his kind in
Britain already have their re-
marks on the record.

Fear of Unemployment

Sir Graham Cunningham of the
Federation of British Industries
quoted in the Financial Post: “In

not practical politics, what is
meant is that industry must have
@ pool of labor on which to draw
... The only effective sanction
to procure discipline, stabilize
wages and improve efficiency is
the fear of unemployment.”
Ex-British Tory M.P. Walter
Higgs said that: “Before the
world gets back to normal we

OTTAWA (CPA) — Every so often some
states that social security measures are sending the
dogs. The workers must tighten their belts, these
must increase productivity oe tne aki
increases. After the effort of making s'
slide back into their armchairs and call the waiter at

iion Mr. Wellington Jeffers

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must have 11 people
jobs . . . Empty bellies
one thing that will make
work.”

Lastly, a Mr. Desmond
Barrister and Young Tory
dent: “Until we get a co
able volume of unemployment
shall not get hard work.
only incentive the human ¢
really respects: is fear. A
will not give of his best unless
is frightened he will lose his

“Good Old Days”
So much for the kind of opin-

mires. Coming nearer home, r
should be no need to recount the
days of the camps for the unem-
ployed and the $5 a month they,
had to live on, in the “good
days” when we had no social
security measures.

It is not the case, as Mr. Jef-
fers says, of “too many people
growing up with the idea that
the world owes them a living”
but that the wealth of a nation
should be shared among its peo-
ple. Social security measures are
designed primarily to help those
in need of aid. There are para-
sites in every strata of society—
one even sees them at society
functions.

KOREA

OTTAWA (CPA) — The role
which co-operatives can play in
the rebuilding of Korea when
peace comes, was outlined by an
agriculture expert who made a
three-month study of Korea for
the U.N, Food and Agriculture
Organization,

R. L. Du Pasquier, former di-
rector of agriculture in Indo-
China, reported on his three-
month study and this report will
be a guide for a 12-man team of
experts now in Korea. The ex-
perts are developing a five-year
agricultural rehabilitation plan
for the United Nations and FAO
is sponsoring the mission.

Du Pasquier said, “The gen-
eral work of reconstruction and
re-equipment should be under-
taken in the frame of the co-
operative associations. These
bodies are absolutely necessary
to the rural life of Korea. The
small area of the farms does
not allow of their owners the
opportunity of taking care of
the products, of processing and
selling them under the best
conditions.”

In South Korea less tl one-
quarter of the total land is suit-
able for agriculture because of
the rough nature of the c fe
However, 56% of South Koreans
are farmers,

OVERHEARD

The executive asked his secre-

tary where his pencil was,
“Behind your ear,” she replied.
“Come, come,” snapped the big
shot, “I’m a busy man. ¥

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My darling wife was
glum.
I drowned her in a cask of n

And so made sure that
would stay,

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